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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP Here.

I'm very seriously thinking I may accept the position with the view of going out for a year and seeing where that leads.  I have very little to lose. If we hate it or go broke, we move back to Boise next summer. I'm a firm believer that there are good people everywhere, you just gotta find your peeps. And I'm so relieved now that I am no longer even considering commuting in/out of the city!

Would people who know Capitol Hill answer a couple questions:

1. Seems Maury Elementary and Peabody are widely viewed as great Elementary options. How about JO Wilson? That's where this subsidized apartment is located.
2. Is I Street NE (a block east of Union station) a good (safe, nice) place to live?  Idea is that we'd be walking NE to JO Wilson to/from school.
3. Do you have recommendations for early childhood care (other than DCPS PreK) -- someone mentioned church-based nursery schools, a thought that hadn't occurred to me. We are not religious but had a grea experience using occasional care at a Methodist Church here in Boise. 
4. Any other leads on affordable apt options, walkable to Union Station? 
5. I've heard of the MOTH group - any insight on how to get on it. Can I before we move out?  I heard there can be good leads on apts/etc.

Will let y'all know what I decide!  And if we come out we'll host donuts in the park soon after to meet anyone whose up for it!  Thanks! [/quote]

You know what OP- I like your attitude! You are going in eyes open and aren't wedded to the idea that you have to stay forever. Cheapest child care would be a coop, though not sure you'll have the time. Otherwise you might look at inhome daycare.

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